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No Safe Place: A Lifetime of Violence for Conflict- Affected Women and Girls in South Sudan

11 December 2017

No Safe Place: A Lifetime of Violence for Conflict- Affected Women and Girls in South Sudan

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VAWG themes:VAWG in Conflict and Humanitarian Crises

Country:South Sudan

Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a serious human rights violation and an urgent global health and security challenge. It has been recognised as a key obstacle to development in the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A ecting 35% of women globally, VAWG is both under-reported and under-addressed.1 In South Sudan, VAWG is widespread and while it predates the decades of con ict the country has endured, the on-going violence has exacerbated an already serious issue. Beginning with the civil war in 2013, South Sudan has been in a constant state of crisis, made more acute by extremely high levels of food insecurity and subsequent risk of famine and starvation. All of these factors have put women and girls at even greater risk of violence from both partners and non-partners.